The Spirit The Spirit of Manifest of Manifest

DestinyDestiny

Manifest DestinyManifest DestinyThe Republic of TexasThe Mexican-American WarThe Gold Rush

Manifest DestinyManifest DestinyCompromise of 1850Oregon TreatiesThe Gadsden Purchase

The Republic of The Republic of TexasTexas

1825-Mexico passes National Colonization Law

1834-Texans demand independence from Mexico

1836 – Battle of the Alamo

Sam Sam HoustonHouston

The Republic of The Republic of Texas -2Texas -2

Sam Houston elected president of the Republic of Texas

December 29, 1845-Texas becomes an American state

The Mexican-The Mexican-American WarAmerican War

1846-Polk orders American forces under Zachary Taylor to march into Mexico and wait for a fight

Zachary Zachary Taylor Taylor

Senator Abraham Senator Abraham Lincoln (Whig) IllinoisLincoln (Whig) Illinois

The Mexican-The Mexican-American War-2American War-2

1847-New Congressman from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, calls for “Spot Resolutions”. New Englanders hate the war and protest it.

The Mexican-The Mexican-American WarAmerican War

1847-Buena Vista 1847-American forces enter

Mexico City 1848-Treaty of Guadeloupe-

HidalgoGadsden Purchase

John C. John C. FremontFremont

The Gold RushThe Gold Rush1845-John Fremont, in California, was

told to explore. but conquered Sacramento and declared the free “Republic of California”. America immediately annexed the republic and sent American troops to Los Angeles

The Gold Rush-2The Gold Rush-21849-Gold found at Sutter’s

Fort, CA. Gold Rush begins

Oregon TreatiesOregon Treaties1846-“Fifty-Four Forty or

Fight” turns into “OK, 49th “ as Oregon becomes American

1841-Creole incident 1842 - Webster-Ashburton

Treaty

Compromise of Compromise of 18501850

1846-Wilmot Proviso (We shouldn’t allow slavery in the new territories won from Mexico)

Compromise Compromise of of

18501850

Provisions:–admit California as a free state

–Reorganize the new territory from Mexico with no restriction on slavery

Compromise Compromise of of

1850-21850-2Provisions:

–Uphold slavery in DC

–Adopt a stronger Fugitive slave law

Compromise Compromise of of

1850-31850-3Provisions:

–Deny Congress the authority to interfere with interstate slave trading